Actress Susan Sarandon gives her view on women in science and the arts; the Sugarhill Gang rapper Wonder Mike discusses the group’s young start and the enduring success of songs like “Rapper’s Delight” and “Apache.”

Plus vinyl records get a reprise, an art museum’s ode to selfies and a South Jersey symphony performs kid-friendly classical music.

LIFE & LIVING WITH JOANNA GAGIS

Tonight! 7/30 at 8:30pm

A Caucus Educational Corporation Production

Go on-location with us to Liberty Science Center where we showcase an innovative teaching program that features a live kidney transplant surgery with questions/answers from students and interviews with transplant recipients.

OPEN SPACES & HISTORICAL PLACES

Thursday, 7/31 at 10pm

Greener New Jersey Productions (GNJP) profiles Morris County.

Visit locations throughout the county, including the Willowwood Arboretum, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Historic Speedwell (the birthplace of the telegraph) and other historic sites during spring, summer and fall.

All of these sites are preserved by dedicated and determined individuals and organizations, who view these areas as historically beneficial and necessary for the community and the environment.

This half-hour special, hosted by Steve Adubato, one of the evening’s honorees, takes you on-location to NJPAC for NJTV’s 3rd Anniversary celebration. The program features interviews with public broadcasting’s elite including WNET’s president/CEO Neal Shapiro and NJTV’s General Manager John Servidio, comments from public television supporters and a behind-the-scenes interview with The Midtown Men, who performed later that evening.

CAUCUS NEW JERSEY

Saturday, 8/2 at 12pm; Sunday, 8/3 at 8:30am & 11:30am

A Caucus Educational Corporation Production

Kevin Cummings, President and CEO of Investors Bank, talks about enriching the lives of New Jersey and New York citizens by supporting initiatives in the arts, education, youth development, affordable housing, and health and human services through the Investors Foundation.

Kathy Assini, 2013-2014 State Teacher of the Year, Eighth Grade Teacher, Delsea Regional Middle School discusses why she became a teacher and what the Teacher of the Year award represents.

Andrew Gerrard, Professor and Deputy Director of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research at New Jersey Institute of Technology discusses researching solar storms through a partnership with NASA.

For more information about Caucus Educational Corporation programming, visit caucusnj.org